Creating Healthier Generations: WalkSafe & BikeSafe in SRTS 10 Year Report
Our WalkSafe and BikeSafe programs are lifelong partners with the National Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative, encouraging healthy and safety conscious methods of traveling to and from school. As part of this partnership, we participated in the Safe Routes 10-Year...
The Need for Walking and Bicycling for the Future of our Roadways
Traffic congestion is no stranger to any user of the public roadways in South Florida, nor road users in most metropolitan American cities. We all deserve an equal opportunity to get where we need to go. Cars are an important...
Jesse Lehman and Zach Wiener tell kids to “Get Your Helmet On”
The BikeSafe team would like to thank Jesse Lehman and Zach Weiner for their help in making sure that kids in Miami-Dade County have bicycle helmets. Their donation to the BikeSafe Program will be used to purchase bike helmets for...
Walking to school and its positive impact on health: WalkSafe in the Miami Herald
Our latest article about the benefits of your child walking to school has been published in the Miami Herald. View the article at: https://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article30427077.html
WalkSafe and BikeSafe 5E schools; UConcussion recognized by Miami-Dade School Board
We at the KiDZ Neuroscience Center take great pride in our relationship with Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the Executive School Board. On July 16th, 2015, the WalkSafe and BikeSafe programs were recognized for their involvement in the prevention of pedestrian and...
UConcussion thanks AutoNation's 2014 Scholar Athlete
The KiDZ Neuroscience Center and our UConcussion Program would like to thank Lisette Tellez; the recipient of Miami-Dade County's AutoNation 2014 Scholar Athlete of the Year award. As co-captain of the Ransom Everglades girl's volleyball team, Lisette was a driving...
VIDEO: BikeSafe's 2015 Bike to School Day Ride
On May 6th -in celebration of National Bike to School Day, the University of Miami BikeSafe program and Miami-Dade Public Schools collaborated in bringing Bike to School Day to North Dade Middle School in Miami Gardens. The event began at nearby Bunche Park, where Fusion Pro...
KiDZ Task Force 2015
Today kicked off our annual KiDZ Neuroscience Center Task Force meeting, featuring discussion of our present and future initiatives with members from our sponsors and partners. We'd like to once again extend a huge "thank you!" to all of our supporters. Not only does this support...
Vision Zero: Future of Roadway Safety?
As a cycling advocate, I often try to convince people to add more cycling to their life. People like the idea. Riding is pleasant and fun. However, a sense of discomfort and danger often prevents people from following through. People...
VIDEO: 2014 Walk to School Day Recap
The article below was extracted from the Winter 2014 WalkStreet Journal newsletter. To read more articles like this, subscribe to our quarterly newsletter. Walk to School Day is a nationally and internationally celebrated yearly event held every October, where schools, teachers, and...
